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WILDE, OSCAR. Autograph manuscript of eleven epigrams or witticisms. N.p., n.d. [London, 1890s]. One page, folio, in ink with numerous revisions and deletions (all readable), paginated "1" by Wilde in upper right corner, laid down on brown paper, a tear touching a few letters carefully repaired on verso, a slight marginal chip.
"EXPERIENCE IS THE NAME MEN GIVE TO THEIR MISTAKES"
Some of the epigrams, notably the one headlined above, were incorporated into Wilde's plays; others could well be unpublished. They include: "A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life"; "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance"; "One cannot be too careful in the choice of either one's buttonhole, or of one's enemies"; "The first duty of Life is to be as artificial as possible. What the second duty is, no one has as yet discovered"; and the refreshingly politically incorrect, "If the poor only had profiles, the problem of poverty would be easily solved."
"EXPERIENCE IS THE NAME MEN GIVE TO THEIR MISTAKES"
Some of the epigrams, notably the one headlined above, were incorporated into Wilde's plays; others could well be unpublished. They include: "A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life"; "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance"; "One cannot be too careful in the choice of either one's buttonhole, or of one's enemies"; "The first duty of Life is to be as artificial as possible. What the second duty is, no one has as yet discovered"; and the refreshingly politically incorrect, "If the poor only had profiles, the problem of poverty would be easily solved."